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(image courtesy of Change.org) The president of the Franklin County Commission says the county will likely fight a lawsuit seeking to remove a nativity scene from the grounds of the County Courthouse. The Freedom From Religion Foundation, based in Madison, Wisconsin, filed the...

Marion County Republican Party Chair Kyle Walker says they still have plenty of time to come up with a viable candidate for Indianapolis mayor. This follows State. Sen. Jim Merritt's word that he will not seek the Republican nod. Walker says they still have about a handful of...

An Indiana-based expert of Islamic Studies says religious extremism, "barbarity" and "idolatry" are mindsets that require rehabilitation. University of Notre Dame's Dr. Ebrahim Moosa is speaking out on the Taliban killings of dozens of school children. Dr. Moosa says the Taliban...

Governor Pence has said he won't announce a potential run for president until after the next legislative session. But he will continue to do plenty of exploring in the months ahead. Pence spoke Tuesday to the City Club of Chicago. Last week, he met with potential Republican...

Columbia City Senator Jim Banks' wife Amanda has been formally sworn in to replace him while her husband is serving in Afghanistan. Amanda Banks says any policy differences between her and her husband will be small. Both are conservative Republicans -- Amanda Banks is vice...

Indianapolis Senator Jim Merritt is the latest Republican to rule out a run for mayor. Merritt had been assessing the race since Republican incumbent Greg Ballard announced last month he wouldn't run again. But the legislative session doesn't end until six days before the...

A Monopoly lottery game that promised big money is about to go directly to proverbial jail. The Hoosier Lottery says the Monopoly Millionaire's Club game available in Indiana and other states affiliated with the Multi State Lottery Association will be suspended, at least in its...

Two Valparaiso University football players face charges after they allegedly hosted a party last weekend where police arrested 45 people for underage drinking. Police said Devan Gadson, a 21-year-old senior linebacker, and 22-year-old Thomas Ehrlich, a senior offensive lineman,...

The Indianapolis City-County Council failed to override a mayoral veto on the issue of firing guns in parks for the purpose of deer culls. Mayor Greg Ballard vetoed last week the proposal which would have required council approval before discharging firearms in city parks...